Congratulations to melee34 whose commenter number corresponds to the random number (72) drawn for Pathways to the Common Core: Accelerating Achievement by Lucy Calkins, Mary Ehrenworth, and Christopher Lehman. Many thanks to Heinemann for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read it now.
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
Mini-Lectures
I’ve been meaning to share my notes from “Methods That Matter: Using Mini-Lectures, Interactive Video Alouds, and Centers to Raise the Level of Engagement in Social Studies” ever since I attended the TCRWP’s Saturday Reunion in March. Life got in the way of me putting them together in a meaningful way (i.e., so you wouldn’t… Continue reading Mini-Lectures
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A Book About a New Sibling + a Giveaway
I fell in love with Chloe, instead instantly! I loved it for many of the same reasons Ruth did. In addition, as an only child, I love stories of siblings since it allows me to gain a greater understanding of what life with a brother or sister is like. That being said, it’s a look… Continue reading A Book About a New Sibling + a Giveaway
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
Last week I came across a quote about writing that resonated me. I wanted to share it with you as you get ready to share your slice of life story today. If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it. --Tennessee Williams Please link the slice of life story… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
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Voiceless Visitors
I came across "Ode to the voiceless visitor" during last week's Slice of Life Story Challenge. Riss Leung posted it over at L.I.T. Ladies. It resonated with me since I often wonder why some of the things I write receive a lot of hits, but very few comments. Ruth and I have talked about this… Continue reading Voiceless Visitors
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Pathways to the Common Core + a Giveaway
I’ve been working hard to prepare lectures for my graduate students that address the Common Core State Standards, or CCSS, with regard to the teaching of writing. While I have read through the writing standards many times, I wanted to delve deeper into the CCSS so I could help my students understand the implications of… Continue reading Pathways to the Common Core + a Giveaway
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge Is Back!
Sorry that we missed you last week. If you're like me, you probably still sliced even though you didn't link up to a weekly call for slices. However, if you took the week off, then I hope you'll join us again today since the weekly challenge is back! Please link the Slice of Life Story… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge Is Back!
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We’re taking a vacation.
We're not traveling to any kind of exotic location, though that would be nice. However, we've decided to take a week off from blogging. The reason? The Fifth Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge kept both of us quite busy this year! Hence, we both need a week to catch up on some of our… Continue reading We’re taking a vacation.
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Who are your mentors?
I've been preparing for the graduate course, "Children's Literature in Teaching Writing," I'm teaching in June every time my daughter goes down for a nap, heads to sleep, etc. I read through a sleuth of journal articles last month in order to pick the right ones for the course. One of the articles I read,… Continue reading Who are your mentors?
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Vote for Me Giveaway Recipient
Congratulations to Anita whose commenter number corresponds to the random number drawn for Ben Clanton’s new book Vote for Me. Many thanks to Kids Can Press for sponsoring this giveaway. If you missed the original post about this book, then click here to read it now.
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Notice something different?
Today is a big day around here. It's the day we've finally retired the blog theme (Digg 3) we have been using since we started Two Writing Teachers in June 2007. We decided it was time for a change. As of today, we have a new blog theme (Triton Lite). Our new theme looks quite… Continue reading Notice something different?
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The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
Please link the Slice of Life Story you write today to this post by leaving a comment. Be sure to check out other bloggers' writing by clicking through the links in the comment section of this post. Come back later today (or even tomorrow) to read through the links of a few other Slicers who… Continue reading The Weekly Slice of Life Story Challenge
